Give Nashville voters some credit

3:00 PM,
Aug. 19, 2013

Written by

Betty Nixon

After a successful 12 years in the Metro Council, I ran for mayor of Nashville 22 years ago.

I lost by a wide margin. Phil Bredesen became a popular mayor and later governor of Tennessee.

I am mystified that would-be pundits ("Business crowd seeks made-to-order mayor," Aug. 1) are now trying to compare the politics of 20 years ago with the politics of the 2015 mayor's race. The very idea that because I lost the mayor's race more than 20 years ago, a woman candidate cannot win in Nashville today is ludicrous. Those are old ideas that frankly insult the intelligence of Nashville voters. ...